12/19/17 Press Freedom

Published Tuesday, December 19, 2017

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A disturbing attack on press freedom should worry everyone.

Here’s what’s happening behind the headlines.

Last month, the Justice Department took the unprecedented step of forcing a foreign media outlet to register as a foreign agent. Formerly named Russia Today, RT is partially-funded by the Russian government. That was much of the reason used in ordering RT to register.